Like a bad apple Crossword Clue

We have the 6-letter answer for Like a bad apple crossword clue, last seen in the USA Today Crossword August 31, 2026 puzzle. This answer will help you finish the puzzle you’re working on.

Like a bad apple Crossword Answer

→44.

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Hide

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

MEALY

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
2. very bad

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LIKE (verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
LIKE (adjective)
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
2. conforming in every respect
LIKE (noun)
1. a similar kind
2. a kind of person
APPLE (noun)
1. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
2. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

MEALY
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
TORTEN

More USA Today Crossword (8/31/2026) Answers

Across

1. Mario Kart character with a mushroomlike head

5. ___ Evolution (powerful Pokemon form)

9. Scorches

14. Just chillin'

15. Leap for Alysa Liu

16. Measurement of gold purity

17. Easy to understand

20. Payment to the IRS

21. Other, in Spanish

22. Gotcha

23. "Let me fix myself up before guests arrive"

26. Good ones are considered polite

28. Very serious

29. ___ Coladice (board game)

30. "Fine by me"

31. Like Druidry and Wicca

33. Video segments

38. Particle physics concept

40. Prefix for "present" and "vore"

43. She liked a bad apple

45. Weaving devices

47. Fashion designer Saab

49. Alcohol made from rice

50. Silent ___ (parties with headphone-wearing dancers)

52. ___ car smell

54. Forest or coral reef

57. Hajj religion

62. Where you might keep snowboards and winter coats in July

65. Vulgar

66. DEA investigator

67. Elide

68. Mama in the Mamas & the Papas

69. Machines in casinos

70. Aesthetic with black clothing

All Answers

Down

1. Quite so

2. Poem of celebration

3. Lacking follow-through

4. Slander

5. At most

6. Convention center gatherings

7. Hanukkah coins

8. Causing worry

9. Precursor to reggae

10. Make dinner at home

11. Came to light

12. Less common

13. They're real eye sores

18. Off the hook

19. Bread often served with saag paneer

23. “The Pitt” actress Briones

24. "Greetings, fellow cow"

25. Drum set essential

27. Cheese-topped chip

29. Comic Con event

32. "___ it your best shot!"

34. "I say we go for it!"

35. Crumb

36. Class that might have circle time

37. Auld Lang __

38. Smartphone inserts

39. It may grow up and branch out?

40. Antiquated

41. "You're accusing me?!"

42. Absentees

46. Japanese noodle often served cold

48. Whole

51. Omens

53. Successor to the GameCube

55. Color in peacock feathers

56. Hairstyle for Angela Davis

58. Toil

59. Luxurious prom rental

60. Butting heads

61. "We only use 10% of our brains," e.g.

62. Utah's capital (Abbr.)

63. Coffee alternative that's actually more likely to stain teeth

64. Trig ratio

All Answers